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Create an app submission

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Use this method in the Microsoft Store submission API to create a new submission for an app that is registered to your Partner Center account. After you successfully create a new submission by using this method, update the submission to make any necessary changes to the submission data, and then commit the submission for ingestion and publishing.

For more information about how this method fits into the process of creating an app submission by using the Microsoft Store submission API, see Manage app submissions.

Prerequisites

To use this method, you need to first do the following:

  • If you have not done so already, complete all the prerequisites for the Microsoft Store submission API.
  • Obtain an Azure AD access token to use in the request header for this method. After you obtain an access token, you have 60 minutes to use it before it expires. After the token expires, you can obtain a new one.
  • Make sure the app already has at least one submission with the age ratings information completed.

Request

This method has the following syntax. See the following sections for usage examples and descriptions of the header and request body.

Method Request URI
POST https://manage.devcenter.microsoft.com/v1.0/my/applications/{applicationId}/submissions

Request header

Header Type Description
Authorization string Required. The Azure AD access token in the form Bearer <token>.

Request parameters

Name Type Description
applicationId string Required. The Store ID of the app for which you want to create a submission. For more information about the Store ID, see View app identity details.

Request body

Do not provide a request body for this method.

Request example

The following example demonstrates how to create a new submission for an app.

POST https://manage.devcenter.microsoft.com/v1.0/my/applications/9NBLGGH4R315/submissions HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer <your access token>

Response

The following example demonstrates the JSON response body for a successful call to this method. The response body contains information about the new submission. For more details about the values in the response body, see App submission resource.

{
  "id": "1152921504621243540",
  "applicationCategory": "BooksAndReference_EReader",
  "pricing": {
    "trialPeriod": "FifteenDays",
    "marketSpecificPricings": {},
    "sales": [],
    "priceId": "Tier2",
    "isAdvancedPricingModel": true
  },
  "visibility": "Public",
  "targetPublishMode": "Manual",
  "targetPublishDate": "1601-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "listings": {
    "en-us": {
      "baseListing": {
        "copyrightAndTrademarkInfo": "",
        "keywords": [
           "epub"
        ],
        "licenseTerms": "",
        "privacyPolicy": "",
        "supportContact": "",
        "websiteUrl": "",
        "description": "Description",
        "features": [
          "Free ebook reader"
        ],
        "releaseNotes": "",
        "images": [
          {
            "fileName": "contoso.png",
            "fileStatus": "Uploaded",
            "id": "1152921504672272757",
            "imageType": "Screenshot"
          }
        ],
        "recommendedHardware": [],
        "title": "Contoso ebook reader"
      },
      "platformOverrides": {
        "Windows81": {
          "description": "Ebook reader for Windows 8.1"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "hardwarePreferences": [
    "Touch"
  ],
  "automaticBackupEnabled": false,
  "canInstallOnRemovableMedia": true,
  "isGameDvrEnabled": false,
  "gamingOptions": [],
  "hasExternalInAppProducts": false,
  "meetAccessibilityGuidelines": true,
  "notesForCertification": "",
  "status": "PendingCommit",
  "statusDetails": {
    "errors": [],
    "warnings": [],
    "certificationReports": []
  },
  "fileUploadUrl": "https://productingestionbin1.blob.core.windows.net/ingestion/387a9ea8-a412-43a9-8fb3-a38d03eb483d?sv=2014-02-14&sr=b&sig=sdd12JmoaT6BhvC%2BZUrwRweA%2Fkvj%2BEBCY09C2SZZowg%3D&se=2016-06-17T18:32:26Z&sp=rwl",
  "applicationPackages": [
    {
      "fileName": "contoso_app.appx",
      "fileStatus": "Uploaded",
      "id": "1152921504620138797",
      "version": "1.0.0.0",
      "architecture": "ARM",
      "languages": [
        "en-US"
      ],
      "capabilities": [
        "ID_RESOLUTION_HD720P",
        "ID_RESOLUTION_WVGA",
        "ID_RESOLUTION_WXGA"
      ],
      "minimumDirectXVersion": "None",
      "minimumSystemRam": "None",
      "targetDeviceFamilies": [
        "Windows.Mobile min version 10.0.10240.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "packageDeliveryOptions": {
    "packageRollout": {
        "isPackageRollout": false,
        "packageRolloutPercentage": 0.0,
        "packageRolloutStatus": "PackageRolloutNotStarted",
        "fallbackSubmissionId": "0"
    },
    "isMandatoryUpdate": false,
    "mandatoryUpdateEffectiveDate": "1601-01-01T00:00:00.0000000Z"
  },
  "enterpriseLicensing": "Online",
  "allowMicrosoftDecideAppAvailabilityToFutureDeviceFamilies": true,
  "allowTargetFutureDeviceFamilies": {
    "Desktop": false,
    "Mobile": true,
    "Holographic": true,
    "Xbox": false,
    "Team": true
  },
  "friendlyName": "Submission 2",
  "trailers": []
}

Error codes

If the request cannot be successfully completed, the response will contain one of the following HTTP error codes.

Error code Description
400 The submission could not be created because the request is invalid.
409 The submission could not be created because of the current state of the app, or the app uses a Partner Center feature that is currently not supported by the Microsoft Store submission API.